TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing former Florida Gators 400-plus-pound defensive tackle Desmond Watson to their practice squad, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.

Watson had worked out for the Bucs last week and the team was encouraged by what they saw in terms of his physical progress. Coach Todd Bowles emphasized that Watson wasn't being brought in simply because the team is playing the Philadelphia Eagles , with their noted tush push, this week.

"He had a good workout," Bowles said Monday. "But we'll never bring him in just to stop a tush push. If we've got to bring in a guy to stop one play and the tush push never comes up, you're wasting your time.

"If we bring him in, we think he can play, not just for a Philadelphia thing. It's very unlikely he'd be

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